We recently discussed some of the issues with the Winnipeg Jets' farm team (part 1 and part 2).

However, not all news from the Manitoba Moose is bad news. While the team has indeed struggle immensely and the support from the veteran talent has been all but non-existent, there has been an exceptional skater despite having their exploits lost in the shuffle of a terrible team.

Let's take a look at Nic Petan's performance compared to some other individuals.

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Last night's win against the Arizona Coyotes, highlighted by Nikolaj Ehlers' first-ever hat trick, was as cathartic for the struggling Jets as it was exciting for their fans. But as basement-dwellers in the Central Division, the Jets' playoff hopes are vanishingly slim (10% according to hockeyviz.com, just 4% at sportsclubstats.com.)

So our attention has shifted to the future: who will be traded, who will be re-signed, and the rest. Amidst all the uncertainty about Winnipeg's free agents, Mark Scheifele's next contract has been largely ignored.

Unlike Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd, Scheifele isn't a pending UFA. And unlike Jacob Trouba, there have been no reports of exorbitant contract asks. But the former seventh-overall pick is one of the Jets' best forwards, and is just hitting his prime. Let's take a crack at projecting his next deal.

We want everything to be as centralized as possible – with
apps, news, etc all in one place – and everything done for us to the largest
possible extent. To that end, I’ve taken the initiative to simplify and
centralize the very common calculation of a hockey player’s NHLE, by creating a
calculator for it. To my knowledge, it’s the first of its kind that is publicly
available (this determined by one Google search and quick scan of the results),
but I could be wrong.